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Ben Franklin Impact: 10,000+ Manufacturing Jobs 1994-2014
PA Manufacturing Week — Ben Franklin Invests in Established Manufacturers and Early-Stage Tech-Based Manufacturers In recognition of Pennsylvania Manufacturing Week, September 28 to October 3, the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/NEP) has announced that its work with clients resulted in the creation or retention of 10,074 manufacturing jobs from 1994 to 2014. Clients Continue Reading…
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Manufacturing Job Seekers: Register Now for Berks Manufacturing Day
Meet 30 manufacturing employers throughout Greater Reading. Event presented by Greater Reading Economic Partnership in recognition of Pennsylvania Manufacturing Week. Saturday, 10/3/15, 8-11 AM. Register: http://careersin2years.com/berks/ Video: http://bit.ly/1MosElQ
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Manufacturing Job Seekers: Register Now for Berks Manufacturing Day
Meet 30 manufacturing employers throughout Greater Reading. Event presented by Greater Reading Economic Partnership in recognition of Pennsylvania Manufacturing Week. Saturday, 10/3/15, 8-11 AM. Register: http://careersin2years.com/berks/ Video: http://bit.ly/1MosElQ
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Prova Systems’ New Vehicle Inertia Monitor Captures Equipment Performance Issues Prior to Failure
Prova Systems’ Vehicle Inertia Monitor (VIM) is a new dual mode advanced J1939 CAN-bus vibration analyzer and vehicle attitude sensor for heavy-duty vehicle prognostics and performance monitoring. The VIM provides indicators of degradation in equipment performance so that preventive maintenance can be performed to improve efficiency and avoid catastrophic system failure replacement costs. Read more: Continue Reading…
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BFTP Clients/Alumni to be Featured in Berks Manufacturing Day
Students and adults can learn more about career opportunities with Greater Reading manufacturing companies at Berks Manufacturing Day, presented by the Greater Reading Economic Partnership. The free event features tours of five regional manufacturing facilities: American Crane, Brentwood, Cambridge-Lee Industries, East Penn Manufacturing, and Remcon Plastics. In addition, there will be opportunities for guests to Continue Reading…
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Particle Sciences Acquired by Lubrizol
The Lubrizol Corporation announced that it has acquired Bethlehem-based Particle Sciences, a global leader in complex formulations including drug eluting device product development as well as sterile and particulate drug products. Lubrizol has approximately 9,000 employees worldwide and 2014 revenues of $7 billion. The acquisition further expands Lubrizol LifeSciences’ pharmaceutical development capabilities. Particle Sciences will retain Continue Reading…
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Cernostics Paper Published in Journal of Pathology Informatics
Cernostics’ paper describes a biomarker imaging approach, TissueCypher™, that quantifies key components of biopsies such as those found in cancer and pre-cancer conditions. Read more: http://bit.ly/1K6FXIi
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LVstartup Releases Latest Issue About Regional Start-ups and Entrepreneurs
The September issue of LVstartup, a monthly e-newsletter about entrepreneurship and start-ups in the Lehigh Valley, has been released by LVEDC’s Entrepreneurship Council of the Lehigh Valley. The newest edition spotlights BFTP client, Viddler, and contains stories about the Southside Bethlehem KIZ; a team of Lehigh University students winning a national competition for their diagnostic device for HIV treatment Continue Reading…
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Micro Interventional Devices Receives $250K Follow-on Funding
Micro Interventional Devices, Inc., which began in Ben Franklin TechVentures, Bethlehem, received a $250,000 follow-on investment from the Life Sciences Greenhouse of Central Pennsylvania. The company is developing a disruptive technology that enables some heart surgeries to be conducted through a puncture in the skin as opposed to through open surgery. Read more: http://bit.ly/1JEbvnp
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4 BFTP Clients Named to LV Business’ Fastest-Growing Cos
Four clients and alumni of the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania have been named among the region’s fastest-growing companies by Lehigh Valley Business: Follett Corp., Rea.deeming Beauty, Inc., Solar Technology, Inc., and Vigon International, Inc. Nominated companies were ranked according to revenue growth over a three-year period. Read more: http://bit.ly/1L5ZIfh
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Noble Biomaterials Receives Certification for its Anti-Odor Technology
Noble Biomaterials, manufacturer of antimicrobial and anti-odor technologies for performance fabrics, received bluesign® Product Line Approval for its XT2™ technology. bluesign® is widely recognized as a textile manufacturing benchmark. XT2™ employs a proprietary process to provide permanent anti-odor protection that does not wash off or wear out. Read more: http://prn.to/1O9y97V
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Cambridge-Lee CEO featured in Workplace Readiness Series
Andi Funk, CEO of Cambridge-Lee Industries, Reading, provides advice to students entering the work world in this episode of the Greater Reading Chamber of Commerce series. Cambridge-Lee is a BFTP/NEP client and winner of the 2014 BFTP/NEP Manufacturing Achievement Award. View here: http://bit.ly/1hrOlXt
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LifeAire Improves In Vitro Fertilization Success
Clinical pregnancy rates increased an average of 19.7 percent after installation of the LifeAire system, according to data compiled from 14 in vitro fertilization (IVF) programs. Remediating up to 99.999% of biological and chemical contaminants within the air, LifeAire Systems’ patented, multi-stage purification media creates a pristine environment most conducive to optimal embryo development. Read Continue Reading…
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Why is it important to think about the future?
The 2015 Ben Franklin iXchange featured a keynote presentation by futurist Michael Rogers. View Mr. Rogers’ perspectives on “why it is important to think about the future” below.
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How will our world change as machines communicate?
The 2015 Ben Franklin iXchange featured a keynote presentation by futurist Michael Rogers. View Mr. Rogers’ perspectives on “how our world will change as machines communicate” below.
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Southside Bethlehem KIZ, Business Incubator Give Tech Startups a Boost
Keystone Innovation Zones (KIZs) are designated areas within Pennsylvania that foster entrepreneurial growth in coordination with higher education. One company that has benefitted from the Southside KIZ is BFTP alumnus, Viddler, which provides interactive online video tools for corporate training and learning. The company boasts thousands of customers in 150 countries, and provides services worldwide Continue Reading…
